– LPL Research’s annual Valentine’s Day Index—separated into four common gift categories—tracks the cost of typical Valentine’s Day gifts over time using Consumer Price Index data.
– Valentine’s Day inflation increased by 0.9% over the previous year, slower than the 1.9% average for the previous 15 years, but in line with the 2016 increase.
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LPL Research, Bureau Labor of Statistics 02/08/18
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